英語口語情景詞匯學(xué)習(xí) 大眾話題 Unit 74: 節(jié)假日

　　Situational Words and Phrases 情景詞匯

　　1.April Fool's pay 愚懇人節(jié)

　　A: Do you know about April Foot's Day?

　　甲:你了解愚人節(jié)嗎?

　　B: Yeah, on that day, people play all kinds of tricks on others, and anyone easily taken in is called a fool.

　　乙:是的，在那一天，人們做各種各樣的愚人把戲，易被騙的那位則成了“四月愚人”。

　　2.celebrate v. 慶祝

　　A: Spring Festival seems to be the most important holiday in your country.

　　甲:春節(jié)看來是貴國最重大的節(jié)日了。

　　B: You're right. People celebrate the occasion all over the country.

　　乙:對。全國人民都慶祝這一節(jié)日。

　　3.Christmas spirit 圣誕精神

　　A: Mom, what's Christmas spirit?

　　甲:媽媽，什么是圣誕精神?

　　B: Christmas spirit~it's better to GIVE than to RECEIVE.

　　乙:圣誕精神就是奉獻而不思索取。

　　4.costume n. 服裝，化裝用服裝

　　A; What do you adults do on Halloween?

　　甲:萬圣節(jié)那天你們大人都干什么?

　　B: It's a good chance to get together with friends and attend a costume party.

　　乙:那是和朋友聚會并參加化裝舞會的好機會。

　　5.Dragon Boat Festival 端午節(jié)

　　A: Could you tell me the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival?

　　甲:你能向我講一下端午節(jié)的來歷嗎?

　　B: Well, it's a way to commemorate a great poet, Qu Yuan, and the race is a symbol of the attempt to save him.

　　乙:噢，這是紀(jì)念偉大詩人屈原的一種方式，龍舟賽象征著救他的嘗試。

　　6.Easter n. 復(fù)活節(jié)

　　A: How many days do you take off for Easter?

　　甲:你們復(fù)活節(jié)放幾天假?

　　B: Usually we have a month off.

　　乙:通常放一個月。

　　7.Fourth of July 七月四日獨立日

　　A: We'll just have a regular Fourth of July picnic. How about you?

　　甲:我們準(zhǔn)備搞一次通常的獨立日野餐。你們呢?

　　B: That sounds like fun. We'll have a barbecue.

　　乙:聽起來不錯。我們打算搞一次燒烤會。

　　8.Halloween n. 萬圣節(jié)

　　A: Excuse me, but what is Halloween?

　　甲:打擾了，可什么是萬圣節(jié)?

　　B: Halloween takes place on the 31st of October every year in Canada and the United States. It's a fun day mainly for children.

　　乙:萬圣節(jié)在加拿大和美國是每年的1U月31日。它主要是兒童們的歡樂節(jié)日。

　　9.Lantern Festival 元宵節(jié)

　　A: Are there any other festivals and holidays in the Lunar calendar?

　　甲:還有其他的陰歷節(jié)假日嗎?

　　B: Quite a few:the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-autumn Festival, and Pure brightness Festival, etc.

　　乙:相當(dāng)多呢:元宵節(jié)、端午節(jié)、中秋節(jié)以及清明節(jié)，等等。

　　10.Mid-autumn Festival 中秋節(jié)

　　A: How do you celebrate Mid-autumn Festival?

　　甲:你們怎樣慶祝中秋節(jié)?

　　B: We have a special kind of rake, it's called a moon cake.

　　乙:我們吃一種特殊的點心，叫做月餅。

　　11.Mew Year's Eve 除夕夜

　　A: Where are you going on New Year's Eve?

　　甲:你們除夕夜都到哪去?

　　B: There's always a fireworks display put on by the government. We're going to have a look.

　　乙:政府每年總是組織放焰火。我們準(zhǔn)備去看看。

　　14.resolution n. 決心

　　A: Chen, what's your New Year's resolution?

　　甲:陳，新的一年你決心要做的是什么?

　　B: I'm going to study French every day. And I'm going to be less sky about speaking French.

　　乙:我打算每夭學(xué)法語。我要更大膽地講法語。

　　15.Santa Claus n. 圣誕老人

　　A: So Santa Claus doesn't bring toys to BAD children. He only brings toys to GOOD children.

　　甲:因此，圣誕老人只把玩具帶給好孩子，而不給壞孩子。

　　B: And GOOD children know the meaning of Christmas. They know what-Christmas spirit is. Is that right, daddy?

　　乙:好孩子懂得圣誕的含義，他們知道什么是圣誕精神。對嗎，爸爸?

　　16.Spring Festival 春節(jié)

　　A: What festival in China matches Christmas in importance, Mr.Wang?

　　甲:王先生，在中國什么節(jié)日同圣誕節(jié)一樣重要?

　　B: Spring Festival. It's also called Lunar New Year because it's celebrated according to the lunar calendar.

　　乙:春節(jié)。因為是根據(jù)陰歷來慶祝，故也叫陰歷年。

　　17.Thanksgiving Day 感恩節(jié)

　　A: The turkey smells good. I'm looking forward to dinner.

　　甲:火雞聞起來好香啊。我迫不及待要吃了。

　　B: I'm glad you feel that way, Chen, because the turkey is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving Day.

　　乙:你這樣想我很高興，陳，因為它是感恩節(jié)的主菜。

　　18.toast n. 祝酒，干杯

　　A: Alright, everyone, before the New Year arrives, let's make a toast to LAST year.

　　甲:各位，在新的一年到來之前，讓我們?yōu)檫^去的一年干杯。

　　B: That's a great idea, Jack.

　　乙:好主意，杰克。

　　19.vacation n. 假期

　　A: Where would you like to go for our vacation this year?

　　甲:今年的假期你們想到哪去度過?

　　B: I liked going to the cabin last year. It was fun going fishing on the lake.

　　乙:去年去的那座木屋我很喜歡。在湖里釣魚很有趣。

　　20.Valentine's Day 情人節(jié)

　　A: I'm sure he stir loges you, Diana. He probably just forgot that February fourteenth is Valentine's Day.

　　甲:戴安娜，我保證他仍愛你的。他也許只是忘了2月14日是情人節(jié)。

　　B: I don't think so. I reminded him three times last week! And he knows that Norman's

　　taking YOU out fishing with them.

　　乙:我不這樣認(rèn)為。上周我提醒過他三次!而且他知道諾瑪今晚要帶你出去吃晚飯的。

　　21.Water Shrinking Festival 潑水節(jié)

　　A: Is Water Shrinking Festival official in China?

　　甲:中國的潑水節(jié)是法定節(jié)日嗎?

　　B: No, most of the traditional festivals of the minority nationalities are not official, but they are more interesting.

　　乙:不是，大部分少數(shù)民族的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日都不是法定節(jié)日，但這些節(jié)日卻很有趣。